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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
STATE ENoAMpMENr G. A. r.

The Goth annual encampment of the
Vermont department, G.. a. r., was held
at st. Albans on Thursday and Friday of
last week. The proceedings opened with
an address by Commander g. L. Childs
of st. Adams, and the reports of the Of
ficers. The latter showed that there were
in the State 9S posts in good standing,
with total membership of 1903, an in
crease during the year of six posts and
49, comrades. During the year three
posts have surrendered their charters.
The'eXpense of the department the past
year has been S2304.19; receipts S33l5.G5,
leaving S9ll.44 in the treasury. The
death roll of 1856 contains 33 names,
headed by the gallant Stannard. About
300 delegates were present. Thursday
evening came the banquet at the Welden
House, among those attending being
Judge Acknowledgement Tantor of the
National G.. A. r., Gov. Ormsbee, Auditor
Powell, Gen. Kingsley, Q. M.-Gen. Gil
more and others prominent in military
and civic life. On Friday these officers
were elected and installed:
Department Commander-D. =. Blod-
gett of ST. Johnsbury.
Senior Vice-C ommander--Joseph Frost
of Bennington.
Junior Nice-C Commander-H. A. Boom
hover of Fletcher.
Chaplain-E. j. Ranslow of Wells
River.
Medical Director-J. ID. Hanrahan OF
Rutland.
Council of Admnistration-D. +. May
st. .Johnsbury: ID. l.. Morgan, Rutland
c. ID. Gibson, Bennington; A. II. Ches
more, Huntington; II. &. Day, Bradford
Delegates to National Encampnent-
+. Henry Powell, Richford; F. W .McGet
trick. st. Albans c. +. Graves, Bcnning
ton: ID. W. Smcad. Essex Junction; W
II. II. Putnam. Springtield; Henry c
Bates. st. Johnsbury. Alternates-Bar
ney Cannon, Bellows Falls: A. L. Wood
ward, Rutland: G. +. Erwin, Newport
Henry Ballard, Burlington: Chandle
Watts, Stowe; \. ID. White, Huntington
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

ure of vessels and cargoes and by fine
and Imprisonment. The debate preced-
ing the passage of the bill was the liveli-
est of the session. Messrs. Hoar and In
gals contended that the facts set forth
in the report of the foreign relations
committee, accompanying the bill. called
for more forceful action than legislation.
Mr.. Edmunds thought the measure under
consideration covered the ground, say
ing:
These regulations which the Canadian
authorities have made Gas it appears to
the committee and as, | think it will APP
pear to the Senate) are not, in the way
they have been administered, Il fair exc
cution of the treaty, but are plainly out
side of it. That may be casus belli if
the United States choose to consider it
such. 1t may be a case for counteract-
ing legislation and action on the part of
the government whose citizens are wrong
ed, and which would lead the people COM
mitting these wrongs to consider wheth-
er it would be for their interest to keep
up that kind of thing.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

tions in favor of any person, firm or To-
cality unlawful: prohibits any common
carrier from charging or receiving "any
greater compensation in the aggregate
for the transportation of passengers or
of like kind of property. under substan-
tally similar circumstances and condi-
tions, for a shorter than for a longer dis
tancc over the same line. in the same
direction, the shorter being included in
the longer distance: makes it incum-
bent on common carriers to post conspi-
cuously tariffs of rates and requires them
to give ten days notice of advance in
rates.
1t is radical measure, clearly. and for
this reason was opposed by fair-mindcd
members of both houses. as being likely
todisturb business and perhaps to do more
harm than good. That the time has come
for Congress to act in the premises is
generally acknowledged; but it is ques-
tionable whether a beginning might not
have been made in a milder fashion by
way of experiment. The measure thus
put in force could have been modified and
strengthened if found eXpedient. How
ever, the people are pleased to see the
procession move, even if it does start
with a jump.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
THE SPEED OF TOBOGGANS.

4 time test was made January ) on the
Ridgeticld slide, near Albany, y. \. The
slide was clear of snow and the bed
smooth and clean. From the top of the
slide to the bridge, distance of 240 feet,
the time was 1 l-2 seconds. This is at
the rate OF Il mile in | minute 80 seconds,
but this speed is maintained only down
the slide, and falls off at once on the
level.
During the past week Mr.. W. o. Esch-
wege, captain of the Nassau TobOggan-
ing club, has supervised Il series of trials
on the huge slide at Washington Park,
Brooklyn, and with everything in perfect
order, the fastest time made down the
20O feet of platform was 1 seconds-nOt
quite as fast as the Ridgetield trial. The
fastest time made over the GG0 feet of the
Washington Park slide and runway has
been l6 seconds, which would be at the
rate of IA mile in minutes and 5 seconds.
And yet with these and similar facts in
easy reach, fools and liars continue to
prate about HOO feet in II seconds at
Orange; mile in 30 seconds at Tuxedo,
and three miles in minute on the "eX-
pert" toboggan.-Spirit of the Times,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
4 NOTICE.-Estate OF
Y ChRMnCeX IL. SIOWeIl.

the Hon. Probate Court tor the District of Adj
Olson, Commissioners, To receive, examine
and adjust all claims and demands of all per-
sons against the estate OF ChaunceY IL. Stowell,
late of Cornwall, in said District deceased and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto, here
by give notice that we will meet tor the pur-
poses aforesaid, at the residence OF c. X. With
erell in Cornwall, on the 18th day of February
and 9Th day ofJuly next, from / O'Clock p m.
until O'Clock, p. M. each OF said days and
that six months from the 18th day of January
A. ID. 1887, is the time limited by said Court
for said creditors to present their claims to
us tor examination and allowance.
Dated at Cornwall, this 2lst day of January,
A. ID. 1887.
c. II. JAMES, COINS.
j. NJ. PARKER, N'9'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
ALMOST a JAIL DELIVERY.

The prisoners in the county Jail here
came very near gaining their liberty, last
Saturday afternoon, through the efforts
of Mrs. Doyle, wife of VIM. Doyle.
There were three of them confined there
WIN. Doyle, sentenced to four years in
States prison; Nelson Stone of East
Middlebury and Frank Morseman. The
main room of the Jail is separated from
the living rooms of the jailer's family
by two doors, few feet apart. Mrs.
and had been admitted through the
outer door, in order that she might
converse with him through the inner one,
which is grated. The outer door was
not locked behind Mrs. Doyle. Mrs.
Cobb, the jailer's wife, kept watch of
what was going on, and, soon after Mrs.
Doyle's arrival, heard suspicious ratings
of the lock on the inner door. She
raised an alarm and an investigation was
made. Doyle. it was found, had key
that would tit the inner door. His wife,
after some hesitancy, confessed that at Il
previous visit Doyle had given her a
wooden pattern of the key and instructed
her to 90 to Brandon and have one made :;
that she had applied to Jerry Tinnien, a
blacksmith there, who had made the
article. and that she had brought it with
her that day. She was locked up forth
with, and States Attorney Wilds caused
the issuance of warrant for Tinniens
arrest, which was placed in the hands of
Deputy Sheriff Rider, who went at once
to Brandon. He had no difficulty in find
ing Tinnien, who, however, told so
straightforward story that he was not
taken into custody. He said that the
day before friday a person applied to
him to make the key in question. The
applicant wore mans cap, buffalo
coat and mems overshoes and he supposed
her to be a man. She said the key was
wanted for an old chest left her by her
mother; it contained a number of valua-
bles, and the key had been lost. Tin
MEMS assistant gave the same version of
the occurrence. Tinnien was willing to
with Mr.. Rider that evening. At the
examination, Monday morning, before
Justice Knapp, Mrs. Doyle admitted the
facts stated above. As she is soon to
become a mother, it was deemed best to
allow her to go on her own recognizance
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
OBITUARY..

Or. F. F. Pierce OF Vergennes died suddenly
the 26th inst.
Miss Betsey Vaughan. aged ~ years. died
on Tuesday evening at Mr.. Sargent's, where
she had boarded of late. The deceased, sis
ter and "A brother came here from Shoreham a
few years since. The sister died three years
ago. Miss Betsey had long been II helpless
invalid, and death was in her case n welcome
release from suffering. She had lived II busy
and useful lite. The funeral was attended
yesterday afternoon at one O'Clock, the re-
mains being taken to West Cornwall tor inter-
ment.
The Rutland Herald of Monday has the tol.
late Ashael X. Rising, formerly OF Rutland
died last Wednesday, at the home OF her
daughter in Fon du Lac, Wis. She was about
IS years old, and mcmberand faithful work.
er in the Methodist church while she lived
here. Mrs. Rising was sister of Mr.. Henry
Dorrance OF California, formerly of this plac e,
and aunt to Mrs.Luther Angler" Mrs. Rising
is well remembered here, Her husband years
ago ran n barber shop in the basement of the
Smith sheldon block in this village.
Lorenzo stearns, one of the older residents
of Middlcbury village, died suddenly at his
morning. He had been falling, mentally tor
several months ana on saturday was found in
the woodshed in dcmentcd condition. Help
was summoned ana doctor called. Mr..
Stearns soon tell asleep and remained uncon-
scious up to the time OF his death. He was 81
years of age. \ brother, Cephas, living in the
east part of this town, and II maiden sister, re-
siding in Ripton, are the only near relatives
in this vicinity. The funeral was attended
from the house at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, Rev. Mr.. Speare officiating The inter
ment was at East Middlebury.
The death of Rev. Cephas Leach at Eldon,
Mo-, the 9th inst, is announced He was.a ma
college in the class of 1916, of which Hon. J.W
Stewart and DR.. Hopkins of Vergennes were
also members After several years spent in
teaching and in lecturing upon educational
topics, he entered Andover Theological sem
mary and graduated in the class OF 1852. lie
was ordained in 1853, and was several years
pastor OF the Congregational church at Pay.
proprietor OF the sedalia Daily Times, pub
lished at Sedalia, Mo. Mr.. Leach married in
1857 Miss Mary A. Scarboro, who died while
he resided at Payson.
A Bridport correspondent writes: Albert
Hubbard passed peacefully away Monday,
house most OF the time Tor nine months with
paralysis He had a light shock in April, 1885,
and the second ore year from thrt time which
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

A SECOND Andover controversy is in
progress at Yankton. ID. r., the contest
ants in which are the congregational
church and the local college. The church
are orthodox: the college president and
faculty prefer the new theology. The
pastor of the church has resigned his col
lege trusteeship, and three other ortho-
dox trustees have followed suit: and
they utter a wall over the situation, say
ing: "This leaves the management of
the college practically in the hands of
those who are willing to commit it to a
theory which appears TO us unscriptural
and dangerous, and is, we believe, long
step down descent whose swift and log
ical conclusion is Universalism."
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
Y. M. G. A. NOTES.
By the Secretary.l

DN inc
The ladies propose to have sociable
on Friday evening of next week.
The committee on boys work of the
ladies' auxiliary is planning something
nice for the boys.
Monthly report next week The relig-
ious and entertainment committees had
profitable meetings during the past week.
We will suggest to ladies that if a few
songs, with music. were left at the par
lors we know of some who would use
them.
The regular business meeting of the
association will be held Wednesday eve
ming next at : 80. All active members
are requested to attend.
Six applications for membership were
handed in one day this week. Can we
not have several such days before the
business meeting next week?
The attendance at the rooms continues
to be large. There is no better or pleas
anter public place in town for young
men to spend their evenings.
All are invited to attend the lecture by
Prest. Brainerd at the hall tonight Fri
day at 80; subject, " The Air. There
will be illustrations of atmospheric pres
sure, ETC., with apparatus from the col
lege laboratory. Vocal and instrumen
tai music will be furnished by some OF
the ladies'.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
FRIDAY. JANUARY. IS. 1857.
. 9 . : . : .
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

BEGINNING on the first day of April next, we
shall require that all subscriptions to the REG
IsTER be paid in advance. on that date all
papers not paid in advance will he discontin-
ued, and thereafter papers will be stopped
when the time paid tor has expired.
We have tried the other plan faithfully, and
are forced to the conclusion that it is not the
right way. About one-half of our subscri-
bers do pay in advance. The remaining half,
whose subscriptions represent the proflt OF
the business and Il great deal more, pay only
when they have been asked half dozen
times, and perhaps not then. 1t costs more
than il comes to to collect their subscriptions
The amounts are small, but, in the aggre'
gate, stand for a considerable sum, which we
are entitled to and ought to have. Most OF
this money due is in the hands of responsible
persons, and yet il is out of our control and Is
of no use to meet our bills. 1t may be paid
sometime, but in the meanwhile we must let
our creditors suffer or borrow money to pay
them and pay interest on it,
Every paper sent ont of an office costs
money. The employees OF the office must be
paid weekly, the paper bills monthly. Any
one can readily see that when subscription
runs for II year or more we are lending the
subscriber so much cash II is an unbusiness-
like way of doing business: and we are sure
that our friends will see it in that light and
cheerfully fall in with the arrangement, the
propriety of which is so obvious.
We shall send every subscriber Il statement
OF account very soon. in order that there may
be no misunderstanding; and perhaps ii may
be found best to publish list of those iaith-
est in arrears, to whom bills have been re
peatedly sent without result. some of them
may not have received notice who can thus be
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
THE RAILROADS AND CONGRESS.

The effects of the interference of the
general government with the manage
ment of railways are likely soon to be
seen, the Interstate commerce bill want
ing only the Presidents signature to be-
come a law. Senator Edmunds favored
the bill, as did the two Vermont members
of the House; Mr.. Morrill, opposed it. 1t
prohibits pooling; provides that passen-
ger and freight tariffs shall be reasonable
and lust. makes rebates and discrimina-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
j. NJ. Parker, CONS.
STATE OF vEKMONT--District of Adj

Be 1t remembered, That at session of the
Probate Court holden at Middlebury, within
and TOR the District of Addison, on the 9th
day OF January, A. ID. 1887.
Present Hon. Lyman f. Knapp, Judge.
Whereas, eitain instrument in writing,
under seal, purporting to be the last will and
testament of Lorenzo Stearns, late of Middle
bury, in said district, deceased having been
this day presented to said Court for probate
and duly filed In the Registers office There
fore, II Is ordered, that all persons interested
in the estate of said deceased, be notified to
appear before said court, at the Probate office
in Middlebury in said district, on the l4th
day of February, A. ID. 1857, at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
by publication of this order three weeks sue
cessively previous thereto, in the Middlebury
Register newspaper printed at Middlebury
To show cause, If any they may have, why
said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed as the last will and tes
lament OF the said deceased
LYMAN +. KNAPP. Iudge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28
PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT.

I Charles Iattaw, aged eight years, son
of Christopher Iattaw of Nergennes, was
probably fatally injured Wednesday by
the careless handling of a gun in the
hands of boy named Freddie Saunders.
Charles was standing about six feet from
the muzzle, when the gun was discharged,
the contents entering his right eye, max
ing "a ghastly wound. Drs. Willard and
Shipman do not think his recovery pos
siblp
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

One Col. Sprague of Detroit has pro-
duced evidence to show that John Bert
did not invent the typewriter, as is popu-
larly supposed. but that his grandfather
had the honor, and secured patent back
in 1929
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

THE Senate on Wednesday. by a vote
of 81 to Il. for the third time rejected the
colored. to be recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia. The President
should find fresh candidate; this one is
plainly ssstale, fiat ana Improbable"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

THE strike of coal handlers at Jersey
City and other points in that region,
which began two weeks ago, is still on.
Coal has advanced in the cities, but the
famine is not so great as it was at one
time feared it might become. Like most
strikes, this one appears to do more
harm to the strikers than any one else.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

in the sum of $500. She went home on
the mail train Monday morning. Sheriff
Clark and Doyle took the same train for
Windsor,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

GILBERT and Sullivan's new comic op-
era proves failure in London. They
called it 'Ruddygore." which is reason
enough for the result
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-01-28

JOB PRINTING of every variety mt the lowest
prices consistent with good work and quality
of stock.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01

The frst day Of May until the TWEEN
ty-ninth day of June and have been
teen unable to discover ore particle
Of difference between the cotton On
this spo. and that surrounding. We
did the same in a corn patch with
like results up to date. Now who
is prepared to say these fhos-
pilates will paw WIZ some
fellow @ili eey we ought to have
used kanit, CuttOn-seed, horse sta
tie manure and muck along with the
phosphates and we coald have dis
covered the difference AT once. This
is exactly what we did. We used
these very articles on all our rror
and we never had p better crop 10
all our life. Give Us barnyard ma
nure. cotton seed and wood mould
and we will always have = good
crop. But ee don't believe. pEos,
pilates are worth hauling from the
iepot a distance Of six hundred
Yards. KANT will sometimes pre-
vent the rust and fetain moisture,
! hut certainly possesses 40 fertiiLzlng
qualities. However with the draw
back Of using about half the CON
merciaI fertilizers this YEAR as usual
we have f;eHer seen the crop pros
ilects for rich and abun }ant har
vest brighter. Now let no man K
in debt one dollar more because he
~xpects to make big crop. L
NAV vet be blasted and cut off
And if not all the better for no
uning in debt. Let US all SEE if WI
can t have few spare dollars afte
paying eur store accounts and doc
tors blil and lawyers fees next fail
II we could only make up our mind
10 live within our income, we sbOul,
soon start oct on the royal road t
success. it is harder TO save none.
han 1t is to make it. Most any bod.
can m&Ae money, but few pe"pl
can take care Of it, a fool can MAX
money but it takes a wise man t
, save it. Some people are born wit
their hands wide open and some wit
them clrnched. The farmer vii
never have anything in this life an
+ we fear not much in the next, tn
2 latter will always have to spare, bu
I will never spate much.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Remember, this Board meets the
first Monday in July TO hear COM
plants and to make an effort 70
equalize the school facilities between
the races and in tie different dis
.ricts. We Speaking as one Of the
Boara, but not for the Board are not
exactly satisfied with the manner
Of c nducting the schools, nor are
we satisfied with the Formation OF
tue school districts. We think each
DISTRICT ought to be Just large enough
to have one school house in it and
nc more. In districts So large as we
now have anh s'iaptd as some OF
them are it IS almost impossible to
1--WE satisfaction to all the citizens
IN the districis. Some n0Un5 and
corners will Of necessity be ignored,
overlooked and neglected This is ut
sG>uidable as the districts a;e now
formed. We thlEk it decidedly bet
ter to redistrict the county SO SIS to
have about g. children between
the ages Of SIX and twenty-one n
ZACH district with a school house in
the most central point Of the dis
tritt. The school houses are in many
cases very badly LOCATED
aud in some cases children have
! to walk four or Fl &c miles or not g
to school. This ought not 10 be so
And besides the committeeman art
all human so far as we know and vii
naturally have the Schools taught II
! these large districts most conven
lent to them and their frle nds whel
| the school houses are thus situated
Tntse are Suggestions THROWN on
for the consideration OF the Boar
and others.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
RALEIGH SIGNAL.

The Raleigh Signal says that
Grover Cleveland ard Bishop lyman
have broken down the color line in
the South, and call oD the Demo-
Gratis in the South to Join the Re-
publican party. This is rich. Join
;ne Republican party that has for
twenty years done its best to do
what be says Cleveland and Lyman
have done! Join tie Republican
party that for more than twenty
years has been rObbing and fleeing
the poor for the rich! Join the Re-
publican party that believes in q
single standard of values like Grover
Cleveland Join the Republican
party that belongs to W all street, tn e
bOGd-holdeTs and the bankers Just
as Grover Cleveland does? Join the
Republican party that never had a
thought or sympathy in common
with the labOring people any more
than Grover Cleveland has Join
the Republican party that filed the
South with vermin and lice from the
North and pilsged and plundered
her people for more than a decade
and attempted to degrade and humil-
late the white people of the South
just as Cleveland is now dong :!
Oh, no, that is too eXtravagant a
demand or invitation to the
Democrats of the Sou'h. We will
take neither the Republican party
nor Grover Cleveland in ours. How
can any Democrat vote for prutec-
tive tariff, or for social equality, or
single gold standard of values,
OF for appointing strangers and
alien enemies over tie good people
in the territories or in the District of
Columbia, or to retain or appoint
Republicans in Office under q Demo
cratic administration to the exclus-
ion Of Democrats all things else be-
ipg equal? Oh, no, let no Democrat
vote for either the Republican
party or Grover Cleveland. Both
are unfit to be trusted and unworthy
the confidence Of the people. Both
have been tried and found wanting